Chapter 4 — Nine Years From a Garage

For nine years I had built Vireo Medical Robotics from a rented, unheated workshop behind a crumbling rehabilitation clinic.

We designed robotic exoskeletons that let paralyzed patients walk again.

And that day, we had secured national distribution through Emberton Health Systems, the largest hospital network in the country.

“Signature verified,” said Devra, my general counsel, snapping her folio shut.

“Wynne, the wire cleared.